Akpani Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4321:410,05321,395
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Benin221:469,80032,108
Togo91:805,3086,372
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Akpani (31) may also be a first name.

Akpani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akpani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akpani is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Akpani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 620,716th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpani reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpani is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 31 people.

Akpani is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 410,053. In Nigeria Akpani is most common in: Delta, where 17 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent reside and Bauchi, where 14 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpanyi9216/
Akpanhi922/
Akpanei921/
Akpanni921/
Akpanio921/
Akpaini921/
Akpangi921/
Akpeani921/
Akpaenyi8641/
Akphanit8621/
Eakpanit863/
Akpeanii863/
Akpanich862/
Akpanhii861/
Akpeanyi861/
Okpani833,743/
Akpana831,382/
Akponi83256/
Akpane83234/
Akpeni83169/
Ekpani8342/
Akpany8324/
Akpanj831/
Hakphanit804/
Eakpanich801/
Akpenyi77316/
Okpanyi77148/
Akponni7774/
Akpanna7715/
Akpeini776/
Akpange775/
Okpanie774/
Akpanyo774/
Okpanni774/
Akpanay774/
Okpaini773/
Hakpane772/
Akpenie771/
Akpanje771/
Akponis771/
Akpomni771/
Ojkpani771/
Akpanet771/
Akpayna771/
Akpaina771/
Akpanee771/
Akpaine771/
Akpaune771/
Akpeinih711/
Goukpani711/
Akpeinyi711/
Hokpanyi711/
Akpene671,949/
Ekpeni67806/
Akpona67767/
Akpone67192/
Okpana67159/
Okpeni6768/
Okpane6726/
Akpony6710/
Agpana678/
Ekponi676/
Okpany674/
Okponi673/
Akpognihe672/
Ogpani671/
Ekpane671/
Ekpany671/
Akpatnher671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akpani
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